Mandohol Dam (Marathi: मांडोहोळ धरण), is an earth-fill dam on Mandohol River in Karjule Hareshwar village of Parner taluka in Ahmednagar district of state of Maharashtra in India.

Mandohol Dam
Fully filled Mandohol Dam
Location of Mandohol Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Mandohol Dam
Location	Karjule Hareshwar, Parner India
Coordinates	19°11′56″N 74°18′28″E
Construction began	1977
Opening date	1984
Construction cost	₹362 lakh (US$450,000)
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Operator(s)	Command Area Development Authority (CADA), Ahmednagar
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earth-fill (Earthen)
Impounds	Mandohol River
Height	27.07 m (88.8 ft)
Length	739.0 m (2,424.5 ft)
Dam volume	426 km3 (102 cu mi)
Reservoir
Creates	Mandohol Lake
Total capacity	8,780 km3 (2,110 cu mi)
Catchment area	142.45 km2 (55.00 sq mi)
Surface area	199.51 km2 (77.03 sq mi)

Construction

The dam is constructed by Command Area Development Authority (CADA), Ahmednagar. It was constructed between 1977 and 1983, and was opened for irrigation purpose in 1984.[1]

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 27.07 m (88.8 ft) while the length is 739.0 m (2,424.5 ft). The volume content is 4.26 km³ (1.02 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 11,300 km³ (2,700 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

• Irrigation
• Drinking water for neatest villages

See also

• Dams in Maharashtra

References